Elton John for 2016.

[FloorFiller]

just like 2014 and 2015, it ain't gonna happen. i'm sure he'll end up doing the legend slot in the next ten years though (if he's still alive to do it)

[JoBalls]

I'd happily see him headline! He's definitely got the hits for it, no question, as a closer to the festival it would be epic.

 

[BlackHole2006]

Sorry lads. Manilow has already bagged legends slot 2016. Cliff Richard for '17.

[McCor]

Bare in mind, this year (sorry, next year) we have 6 headliners.

 

I cannot wait for the sing-a-long to Manilow doing "Mandy". Song of the weekend already claimed!

[Mezhyp1]

Bare in mind, this year (sorry, next year) we have 6 headliners.

 

I cannot wait for the sing-a-long to Manilow doing "Mandy". Song of the weekend already claimed!

How do we have 6 headliners? 

[stuartbert two hats]

How do we have 6 headliners? 

We don't. A stick has been grabbed by the wrong end. Either the one about the headliners being 'sorted' for the next couple of years or the one about The Other Stage being emphasised. Or maybe something else.

But there are certainly not 6 headliners in 2016.

[russycarps]

there will be more than 6 headliners next year. Each stage will have 3 headliners over the course of the weekend. Just like every other year.

 

[stuartbert two hats]

there will be more than 6 headliners next year. Each stage will have 3 headliners over the course of the weekend. Just like every other year.

 

Yeah, that's the other interpretation. There's either hundreds of headliners or three. Four at a push if we're including the legend slot now, but not six.

[russycarps]

Yeah, that's the other interpretation. There's either hundreds of headliners or three. Four at a push if we're including the legend slot now, but not six.

are people expecting the likes of coldplay etc to step out on the other stage then? just cos it was a bit bigger last year? if that's the case, why were the other stage headliners last year of the usual size?

we need answers.

 

[Mezhyp1]

We don't. A stick has been grabbed by the wrong end. Either the one about the headliners being 'sorted' for the next couple of years or the one about The Other Stage being emphasised. Or maybe something else.

But there are certainly not 6 headliners in 2016.

I wasn't suggesting in anyway we would, I was curious as to why McCor thought that 

The other stage is bigger, it's not bigger to the extent that 3 more acts the size of pyramid headliners are going to be booked, Rudimental, Deadmau5 and The Chems hardly suggest that do they 

 

[Terence Fletcher]

Having listened to Elton last night for the first time in years, I agree he would be much better as the Sunday night headliner closing the show, Saturday Night's Alright, Bitch Is Back, I'm Still Standing etc would be perfect show closing material.

[**claire**]

Only going to see him if he promises to do Step Into Christmas.

[a6l6e6x]

Got tickets for the tour, still desperately want him at glasto 

[maelzoid]

After seeing him at Bestival, there is no doubt he is a headliner rather than legend spot candidate. He, and his band were brilliant. I'm a big fan of his records and had never seen him live before, but I was quite overwhelmed by how good he was.

[Purple aki squat]

Sorry lads. Manilow has already bagged legends slot 2016. Cliff Richard for '17.

Is that Cliff info Gospel?

[Ommadawn]

are people expecting the likes of coldplay etc to step out on the other stage then? just cos it was a bit bigger last year? if that's the case, why were the other stage headliners last year of the usual size?

we need answers.

 

Chris Martin will play on the Bandstand at some point in the future. Don't know when or who with. but he will be there.

[Mardy]

There's currently a BBC thing on Iplayer of him at the Eden Project earlier this year. His voice is a bit gone, innit? He's got the tunes, no doubt, but you know, he's not headliner stuff really. Not now. It's tricky he's a bit in between, not headliner, not from that performance, but not mid-afternoon either. Fuck knows. Bet he doesn't play.

 

and the band, man they look hilarious, straight out of central casting filed under 'ageing has-been musos (+1 younger addition, probably the son of someone who died)'. You can almost feel the waves of bitterness, emnity and regret radiating out from them

 

 

 

[stuartbert two hats]

There's currently a BBC thing on Iplayer of him at the Eden Project earlier this year. His voice is a bit gone, innit? He's got the tunes, no doubt, but you know, he's not headliner stuff really. Not now. It's tricky he's a bit in between, not headliner, not from that performance, but not mid-afternoon either. Fuck knows. Bet he doesn't play.

 

and the band, man they look hilarious, straight out of central casting filed under 'ageing has-been musos (+1 younger addition, probably the son of someone who died)'. You can almost feel the waves of bitterness, emnity and regret radiating out from them

 

 

 

I'm going to feel stupid when you tell me, but who are you talking about?

[dentalplan]

I'm going to feel stupid when you tell me, but who are you talking about?

Elton John - the picture is his band. The man on the right seems to have just flipped his hat onto his head.

[Mardy]

I'm going to feel stupid when you tell me, but who are you talking about?

sorry mate, Elton John.

[stuartbert two hats]

Thanks both. I didn't feel stupid knowing the man himself wasn't in the picture.

Then I looked at the name of the thread :-|

[LeeGalvin]

Then I looked at the name of the thread :-|

I resisted pointing this out ;)

[stuartbert two hats]

I resisted pointing this out

Thank you. It feels better to notice my own stupidity myself. I was going to say I thought I was on the headliners thread, but  I'm not sure that it would make me look any cleverer.

[Purple aki squat]

There's currently a BBC thing on Iplayer of him at the Eden Project earlier this year. His voice is a bit gone, innit? He's got the tunes, no doubt, but you know, he's not headliner stuff really. Not now. It's tricky he's a bit in between, not headliner, not from that performance, but not mid-afternoon either. Fuck knows. Bet he doesn't play.

 

and the band, man they look hilarious, straight out of central casting filed under 'ageing has-been musos (+1 younger addition, probably the son of someone who died)'. You can almost feel the waves of bitterness, emnity and regret radiating out from them

 

 

 

fantastic post

[Slugworth]

After seeing him at Bestival, there is no doubt he is a headliner rather than legend spot candidate. He, and his band were brilliant. I'm a big fan of his records and had never seen him live before, but I was quite overwhelmed by how good he was.

Absolutely. Thought it started off a bit slow but what a performance. I'm pretty sure he did at least two hours too. He probably could have filled 3 hours with the back catalogue he's got.